First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.11 Per S

First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.11 Per Share for October

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund (the "Fund") (NYS: FIF) has declared a long-term capital gain distribution payable on October 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2013. The ex-dividend date is expected to be October 1, 2013. The distribution information for the Fund appears below.

First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund (FIF):

Distribution per share:

$0.11

Distribution Rate based on the September 18, 2013 NAV of $23.89:

5.53%

Distribution Rate based on the September 18, 2013 closing market price of $22.17:

5.95%

The distribution consists of net realized long-term capital gains, as noted above. The final determination of the source of tax status of all 2013 distributions will be made after the end of 2013.

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to shareholders. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in securities of companies engaged in the energy infrastructure sector. These companies principally include publicly-traded MLPs and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships, MLP affiliates, Canadian income trusts and their successor companies, pipeline companies, utilities, and other companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from operating or providing services in support of infrastructure assets such as pipelines, power transmission and petroleum and natural gas storage in the petroleum, natural gas and power generation industries.

First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund's investment advisor, along with its affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset management and financial advisory services, with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $72 billion as of August 31, 2013, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.

Energy Income Partners, LLC ("EIP") serves as the Fund's investment sub-advisor and provides advisory services to a number of investment companies and partnerships for the purpose of investing in MLPs and other energy infrastructure securities. EIP is one of the early investment advisors specializing in this area. As of August 31, 2013, EIP managed or supervised approximately $4.0 billion in client assets.

Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and market value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.